Pott, Francis

Gabriel Jackson: Requiem / Vasari Singers - Jeremy Backhouse

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-10-30

Works: Nicholas Jackson: Requiem, for chorus & organ; Gabriel Jackson: In all his works, for chorus; I am the voice of the wind, for chorus; Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continu...
Performers: Herring, Carl [Guitar]
Conductors: Backhouse, Jeremy
Ensemble: ; Vasari Singers

While the unifying thread which links these works is that of loss, the underlying focus is an uplifting celebration of life and love. Gabriel Jackson's...continue...
Recording information: Tonbridge School Chapel, Tonbridge, Kent, UK (02/25/2011-02/27/2011)....continue...

In The Heart of Things: Choral Music of Francis Pott / Grace Davidson

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-02-28

Works: Francis Pott: Mass for 8 parts, for chorus; Mary's Carol, for chorus; A Hymn to the Virgin, for chorus; I Sing of a Maiden, for chorus; Ubi caritas, for chorus; Balulalow, for chorus; Lament, for cho...
Performers: Davidson, Grace
Conductors: Berry, Matthew
Ensemble: Commotio

Composer and pianist Francis Pott is the recipient of numerous prestigious awards. His dramatic and emotionally challenging music unites a distinctive personal voice with a...continue...
Recording information: Chapel of Merton College, Oxford, England (07/15/2011-07/17/2011)....continue...

Sleep Holy Babe: Collection of Christmas Lullabies / Blossom Street; Hilary Campbell

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2011-11-15

Works: Alexander Campkin: Sleep, Holy Baby, for chorus; Gerald Finzi: A Lullaby, for chorus; Pierre de Manchicourt: O Emanuel, for chorus; Anthony Mudge: O magnum mysterium, for chorus; Trevor Ling: Magnifi...

Sleep, Holy Babe is a collection of Christmas lullabies which reflect the old traditions and restful, contemplative nature of the nativity story. Some works date...continue...
Recording information: St. Sepulchre-Without-Newgate, Holborn, London, UK (03/25/2011-03/27/2001)....continue...

The Spirit of Christmas Present / Elysian Singers of London

1 CD / Meridian / 2011-11-08

Works: James Whitbourne: Missa Carolae, for chorus; James MacMillan: Dominus dabit benignitatem, motet for chorus (Strathclyde Motet); O Radiant Dawn, for chorus; John McCabe: I Sing of a Maiden, for chorus...
Performers: Fletcher, Emily; Gallagher, Lois; Laughton, Sam; Papadopoulou, Maria-Christina; Rajendran, Naveen; Seeley, Helly; Valencia, Claire; Zacaroli, Tony

Recording information: Chapel of Cranleigh School, Surrey (01/08/2011-01/09/2011)....continue...

Carols Contemporary & Medieval: Into This World This Day Did Come

1 CD / Delphian Records / 2011-11-08

Works: Diana Burrell: Creator of the Stars of Night, for chorus, cor anglais & organ; Christo Paremus; Seth Bingham: Annunciation, for organ; Stuart MacRae: Adam lay y-bounden, for chorus; Anonymous, Englis...
Performers: Bagnall, Rachel; Ballantyne, David; Coburn, Aidan; De Minckwitz, Edward; Dollins, Christopher; Fletcher, Matthew [Organ]; Kanter, Nina; Nell, Tempe; Ogilvie, Charles; Ralph, Matthew; Webber, Geoffrey...
Conductors: Webber, Geoffrey
Ensemble: Choir of Gonville

Recording information: St Anne's Cathedral, Belfast (07/03/2009-07/05/2009)....continue...

Variations On A Burns Air / Beamish; Burns, Casken, et al.

1 CD / Meridian / 2010-09-14

Works: Robert Burns: As I cam down by yon castle wa'; John Casken: Variations on a Jacobite air, for string quartet; Joe Cutler: Grunge Variations, for string quartet; Sally Beamish: By Yon Castle Wa', for ...
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Ensemble: Primrose Quartet

Meridian Records is delighted to announce the release of the Primrose Piano Quartet's second record in four months - this time, exploring folk-inspired chamber music....continue...

The King's Singers Collection

5 CD / Signum UK / 2008-06-01

Works: Gregorian Chant: Maundy Thursday; Christus factus est, versicle; Carlo Gesualdo: Responsories (9) for Maundy Thursday, for 6 voices, Feria 5; Benedictus Dominus Deus Israel, motet for 6 voices, W. 7/...
Performers: Baldock, Sarah; Swait, Andrew
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Ensemble: Concordia (Viol Consort); King's Singers

The Feast of the Ascension at Westminster Abbey / O'Donnell, Quinney, The Choir of Westminster Abbey

1 CD / Hyperion / 2008-05-13

Works: Charles Villiers Stanford: Motets (3), Op. 38; Bernard Rose: Preces and Responses; Responses and Dismissal; Joseph Barnby: The earth is the Lord's; Benjamin Britten: Festival Te Deum in E major, Op. ...
Performers: Brett, Francis; Dobell, Mark; Empitt, Julian; Grote, Ashley; MacDonald, Robert [Bass Voice]; Quinney, Robert; Stocker, Julian; Trevelyan-Jones, Warren; Wallington, Lawrence
Conductors: O'Donnell, James [Organ]
Ensemble: Westminster Abbey Choir

"The first thing that hits you about the singing is the celebratory tone. The boys might be singing Stanford's Caelos ascendit hodie, but they could...continue...

Pott: The Cloud of Unknowing / Backhouse, Gilchrist, Filsell

2 CD / Signum UK / 2007-11-03

Works: Francis Pott: The Cloud of Unknowing, for voice, chorus & organ
Performers: Burges, Dan; Filsell, Jeremy [Keyboard]; Gilchrist, James [Tenor Vocal]

Following its successful premiere performance earlier this year, Francis Pott’s highly anticipated recording of 'The Cloud of Unknowing' is likely to be a musical milestone...continue...

Mediations & Remembrances - Pott / Martin, Russcher, et al

1 CD / Signum UK / 2006-07-02

Works: Francis Pott: A Meditation; Turn our Captivity; Mass in Five Parts; Jesu dulcis memoria, for soprano solo & chorus; Introduction, Toccata & Fugue, for organ; A Remembrance, anthem for chorus & organ;...
Performers: Apalaghie, Dan; Gannon, Judith; Mulvey, Aine; Russcher, Tristan
Conductors: Russcher, Tristan
Ensemble: Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin

Children of Our Time / Summerly, Schola Cantorum of Oxford

1 CD / Hyperion / 2006-05-09

Works: Antony Pitts: Easter Anthems (3), for choir; Michael Tippett: Negro Spirituals (5), for chorus (from "A Child of Our Time"); Nicholas O'Neill: Ave verum corpus, for choir; Ruth Byrchmore: In the sile...
Performers: Beckley, Lisa; Coldstream, Bene't; Healey, Philippa; McCarthy, Michael [Choral Conductor]; Outram, Rebecca; Page, Teehan
Conductors: Summerly, Jeremy
Ensemble: Schola Cantorum Oxford

From the seductive intricacies of Mark Edgley Smith's E E Cummings settings, through the blues-infused harmonies of Antony Pitts' polychoral 'Thou knowest my lying down,'...continue...

Pott: Christus / Jeremy Filsell

2 CD / Signum UK / 2005-09-01

Works: Francis Pott: Christus, Passion symphony for organ
Performers: Filsell, Jeremy [Keyboard]

1605 Treason & Dischord - William Byrd, etc / King's Singers

1 CD / Signum UK / 2005-06-04

Works: John Dowland: Mr George Whitehead his Almand, for 5 viols/violins & lute (from "Lachrimae"); Lachrimae or Seaven Teares; William Byrd: Mass for 4 Voices; Fantasy, for keyboard in D minor, MB 46; Civi...
Performers: Baldock, Sarah
Conductors:
Ensemble: Concordia (Viol Consort)